Dear Editor!

I am so frightened by the absurd and incredible disappearance of the most censurable manuscript that I am afraid even to name your name.

I am afraid that my letter too has been copied. I asked there, if it is awkward to take the usual pseudonym (V. Ilyín), to take: N. Lenivtsyn. Now I must take another: V. I. Ivanovský at least.

The title I advised there (if the word "imperialism" is "frightening") to change at least to: "Peculiarities of the Newest Capitalism."

Now it must be changed differently again: "The Newest Economic Data on Contemporary Capitalism" or something of that sort.

* Concerning whom the matter is, not established. —Ed.

Remove the title (chapter headings) (when sending to Russia). Perhaps it is even necessary to change the chapter titles? This is possible.

I earnestly beg you to uphold the given length (for such a length has been ordered from me). One cannot shorten without breaking it.

(Unless throw out entire chapters at the end? so that I could place them elsewhere?

This would be the worst of the worst options! I am with all my strength against any shortening).

I earnestly beg you to keep the notes, for they are important (especially No. 101*), and moreover the literature must be indicated, for in Russia both a student reads and similar public [reads it].

Your editorial changes and improvements, of course, I shall accept with pleasure.

Best regards

Lenin

1916

(Switzerland) to France

in the journal

Written between August 5 and 31

Sent from Flüms

First published in 1958

"Questions of the History of the CPSU" No. 4

Printed from the manuscript